Emma Tallulah Behn - Patronages

Patronages

On 18 January 2006 Princess Martha Louise (along with the rest of the Norwegian Royal Family) revised her patronage list, and will no longer be a royal patron of any cultural groups including the annual Bjørnson literary festival; her brother Crown Prince Haakon will take over that position. She will only retain six patronage roles, all of them health related. They include the country's foundations for the blind, deaf and those with epilepsy. "With these changes, we want to eliminate possible doubt about role conflicts for the princess." palace spokesman Astrid Versto told newspaper VG.

• The Norwegian Sports Organisation for the Disabled
• The Norwegian Association of the Deaf
• Norway Muscular Dystrophy Association
• The Norwegian Epilepsy Association
• The Norwegian Rheumatism Association
• The Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted